Pam Roberts: Come join Buddy Baseball's new season on May 11!

It is Buddy Baseball’s 30th birthday! Buddy Baseball is a program for youth with disabilities to play ball with the help of peer buddies. We seek new players, buddies and coaches to join our enthusiastic, family- and fun-oriented crew. We meet on Saturdays, May 11 to June 22, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Middle School Field in Greenfield, with a pizza party at the Green River Municipal Swim Area on our last day.

The program is free, in memory of our founder, my son Thomas Roberts-Wierzbowski. Team T-shirts, trophies and a group photo are included.

Our goals are to learn skills, have fun, be safe and play ball. Players can hit off of tees or from pitches. Players swing until they get a hit. Buddies help them hit, round the bases, and in the field. Wheelchairs and walkers are welcome. And it is not too late to become a sponsor!

Special thanks to this year’s sponsors, Mowry & Schmidt, James R. Anderson, Marcia M Conkey, and Margola Rosner & Associates. To sign up or for more information, please contact the Greenfield Recreation Department, 413 772-1553 or reco@greenfield-ma.gov. We hope you will join us in the great American pastime of playing ball.

Pam Roberts

Shelburne Falls